We had an exciting Labor Day weekend crossing off some of the items on our long-standing to-do list. On Saturday morning, Clara and I picked out a new mattress and bedding for her "big girl" bed. She had fun jumping on the beds at the mattress store. The clerk didn't seem to care and said the employees do it all the time after hours! We moved the crib out of her room and replaced it with Jared's old twin bed. We couldn't find the hardware for the bed in our basement, so Clara's first two nights were spent on the mattress on the floor. By Sunday, we had everything together. On Monday morning, we woke up to the pitter-patter of her bare little feet running up the stairs to jump in bed with us.
While Clara and I were being domestic, Jared was busy working in the yard. With the help of our good friends and professional landscapers, Eric and Rob, we finally completed the installation of the front steps. It turned out better than I imagined. If anyone local needs some landscaping help, Eric and Rob are quite a team and I'd be more than happy to pass along their contact information. The guys worked so fast that I didn't get a "before" photo, but just imagine, a gigantic rhododendron blocking the view of everything and rotten railroad ties with pea stone to leading to our front door - not very inviting. Here's the after:
We still need some plants in the ground and some stain on the porch, but it is so much better than before! Come on over!
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